His remarks came after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on autism’s prevalence among children that found 1 ...

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave ...

In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...

The teenager has spina bifida, epilepsy and autism and was diagnosed with requiring spinal surgery in July 2023. His mother Louise said clinicians at Children's Health Ireland acknowledged Daniel ...

“That’s going to be really helpful, because we know that large changes in the human genome are responsible for a lot of developmental disorders such as epilepsy and autism. “Most current ...

Other factors linked to a higher likelihood include higher paternal age and maternal use of a drug called valproate, which is used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. “Autism is not an ...

Kennedy's autism plan overlooks scientific evidence. Only population-wide, longitudinal studies can reveal the complex roots ...

anxiety or seizures. “Many people and scientists are working really hard to try and understand what causes autism and how could autistic individuals benefit from individualized personalized ...

Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.